Blackfoot Valley Dispatch - The Blackfoot Valley's News Source Since 1980

Despite having grown up surrounded by animals – or perhaps because of it – I am not a card-carrying member of the dog lover’s club.

Before you rally a lynch mob, let me explain my position by saying that I was raised surrounded primarily by working dogs. I will admit that the line between working dog and pet was somewhat blurred in our household, but many of you who grew up on farms and r...